Sulky-plow



'.(No Model.)

I. LODGE.

sULKY PLOW.

Patented May 9, 1882.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

IVEN LODGE, OF RUSSELL, IOWA.

SU LKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,502, dated May 9, 1882.

` Application nieu December 13, 1881. (No inode.)

To all whom it muy concern:

Be it known that I, IVEN LODGE, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Russell, in the county of Lucas and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Sulky-Plows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertnins to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of cultivators or sulky-plows in which means are provided for varying the width cultivated by the machine, for regulating its draft, and for,rais ing and lowering the frame carrying the plows when turning or guiding; and it consists in the details of construction and general arrangement of parts, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In thc drawings, Figure l represents a top plan view of my improved machine; Fig. 2, a transverse section taken on the line y y of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a similar view taken on the same line of Fig. 1, in an opposite direction.

Similar letters of reference occurring` on the several gures indicate like parts.

The frame ofmy improved machine is formed in two parts, A A', which are connected together at the top on each side. by the sectors B, said frame being adapted to slide up and down in recesses a, formed down through the base I) of the vertical gears C, to which base are journaled the wheels D, as fully shown in the drawings.

Upon each side ot' the main frame are journaled the lifting-levers E, which carry upon their inner ends the segmental cogwheels c, the teeth of which engage with the cogs of the vertical gears O, said levers E being provided with the spring-detents d, which iit into the notches of the sectors B, to hold the levers in any desired position. It will thus be seen that the frame A A may be readily7 raised or lowered for thc purpose of turning` the machine, or for clearing'the plows from obstructions, by operating the levers E, thereby causing the segmental gears c, carrying said frame, to cn gage with the cogs of the vertical gears C at either or both sides, as the occasion may re qure, and move up or down upon the same, ac-

cording to the direction in which the said levers are depressed.

F represents a bail or rock-shaft, journaled in the lower ends of the frame A A ou each side, which carries the frog G, to which is attached the plow-beam H, vas fully shown in Fig. 2.

Lugs c are provided on each side of the frog G to receive and hold the lower cnds of the forked rod I, which is connected at the top to the elbow-lever J, said lever being pivoted to a projection, j', upon the sector K, which is rigidly attached to the frame A and provided with notches h, adapted to receive the spring-deteut g of the said lever to hold itin the desired position.

By means of the lever J the bail or shaft F, carrying the plow-beam, may be raised or lowered to regulate the depth of the plow according to the nature of the work, and to hold it in the desired position.

The plow or plows can be easily changed from right to left, as may be deemed necessary.

-A suitable seat is attached to the upper part ofthe frame A and a rigid iron frame, M, secured to the lower front part of the frame, as fully shown in the drawings.

The several parts composing thc skeleton frame of the machine are preferably of iron, thereby dispensing with the cnmbrous wooden fra-mes commonly used, and the mechanism employed for operating the machine is of so simple a nature as to render the replacement of the several parts an easy matter in case ot' breakage.

My invention is not only adapted for use as a snlky-plow, but may be used equally as well in connection with cultivators of any kind, or with stallecutters.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew and useful is- The combination, with the frame A A' B, of the sector-plate K, elbow-lever J, hooked and forked connecting-rod I, beam-clamp or saddle G, having eyes c, and plow-bail F, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVEN LO DGE.

Witnesses; l J. F. SPEAGUE, J oHN GEIswELL.

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